The Human Circulatory System and the Components of Blood.
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The Human Circulatory Systemand the Components of Blood
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Circulatory System
• The circulatory system is also referred to as the cardiovascular system
• Functions very closely with digestive and respiratory systems
• Basic system requires:1. a pump (heart); 2. vessels/pathways (veins, arteries, capillaries); 3. fluid (blood).
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Circulatory System
Key Roles:• Maintains homeostasis– body temperature regulation– controls blood pressure
• Delivers and removes substances throughout body
Delivers Removes
- nutrients- oxygen- messages (via hormones)- toxins
- metabolic wastes- carbon dioxide- toxins
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Components of Blood
• a sample of blood can be spun in a centrifuge– high speed, circular motion– causes blood to separate by the weights of its components
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Components of Blood
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Erythrocytes: Red Blood Cells
• Produced in bone marrow, stored in spleen• Constantly destroyed and replaced• Distinct biconcave shape
– Flattened disc that is pinched in the centre– Makes it flexible for traveling through various blood vessels
• No nucleus• No mitochondria• Contains special
hemoglobin molecule
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Hemoglobin
• Complex protein made up of 4 protein chains, each with a central iron-containing heme group
• Iron gives RBCs their distinct red colour• Iron binds with oxygen
(4 O2 molecules per
hemoglobin molecule) – blood becomes oxygenated
• Iron is recycled in bone marrow
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Anemia
• Medical condition when there is a less than normal amount of hemoglobin in the blood
• Less hemoglobin, less O2 being delivered throughout the body
• Can be caused by a genetic disorder (e.g., sickle cell anemia or thalassemias) or by a great loss of blood
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Leucocytes: White Blood Cells
• Produced in bone marrow• Larger than red blood cells, but much fewer in
number• Amoeboid-shaped• Contain nucleus and lysosomes
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Leucocytes: White Blood Cells
• Part of body’s immune response system• Detects and defends body from infection and
diseases• Lysosomes digest foreign bacteria• Pus is formed at site of infection– White blood cells (living & dead) + bacteria– Body’s natural “soap”
• An increase in WBCs indicate the body is fighting an infection
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Leukemia
• Cancer of the white blood cells• White blood cells are produced in
overabundance in the bone marrow• Bone marrow becomes crowded and is unable
to manufacture other blood cells• Malignant WBCs can leave bone marrow,
travel blood stream and affect other organs
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Platelets
• Fragments of special cells from the bone marrow
• Important for circulatory system repair• Form blood clots
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Platelets – Blood Clotting
• Detect damaged blood vessels• Burst and release special adhesive chemicals• Platelets stick together and form
a platelet plug• Through chemical reactions,
forms strand-like fibrin molecule• A mesh of fibrin strands forms a
blood clot• Clot protects body from losing
blood through the damaged vessel• Holds vessel wound together until it can be
reconstructed with new tissue growth
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Hemophilia
• X-linked genetic disorder• Individual lacks special proteins that are needed for
creating blood clots• Can bruise easily• Can bleed excessively if cut – sometimes bleeding to
death
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Shock
• An actual medical condition – can be life-threatening• Body (or parts of body) shut down because circulatory
system cannot meet oxygen demands of some vital organs• Body reduces blood flow to arms and legs so it can
maximize O2 getting to the vital organs (in body’s core)• Can result from loss of blood, extreme fright or emotional
disturbanceFirst Aid:• Put person in half upright position, keep warm• Apply direct pressure to any areas of severe bleeding• Get (call for) medical help